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Papua New Guinea
The bird
of paradise represents liberty. The Southern Cross
recalls the country's links with Australia. Effective
date: 16 September 1975.
Solomon Island
Blue
stands for the Pacific Ocean and water on which life
depends. Yellow symbolizes the sun. Green represents the
lush vegetation. Effective date: 18 November 1977.
Vanuatu
Red
symbolizes blood. Yellow represents sunshine. Green
stands for the islands' riches. Black reflects the
Melanesian population. Effective date: 30 July 1980.
Fiji
The
bright blue field stands for the Pacific Ocean. The
shield is taken from the coat of arms. Effective date:
10 October 1970.
New Caledonia
This is
the unofficial flag mostly used by sports participants
outside New Caledonia. The flag is a horizontally
divided red-grey-red with a black kagu bird with spread
wings. This flag has no official status
FLNKS
Flag Adopted 1 Dec 1984;
From 20
Jul 1998 de facto Local Flag
Like in
other overseas possessions, New Caledonia is still a
France Territory. The only official national flag in New
Caledonia is the French Tricolore flag
West Papua (Irian
Jaya)
The
Morning Star flag represented the territory of
West New Guinea
from 1st December 1961 until 1st October 1962 when the
territory came under administration of the
United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA). The flag is commonly used by
the West Papuan population including
OPM supporters to rally Self-determination
human rights support and is popularly flown on 1st
December each year in defiance of Indonesian domestic
laws. The flag consists of a red vertical band along the
hoist side, with a white five-pointed star in the center.
The flag was first raised on 1 December 1961 and used
until the
United Nations
became the territory's administrator on 1 October 1962.
(source:
http://www.fotw.net/flags/id-irja.html)
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